National Register of Historic Places in Sacramento County
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12 August 2006
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Eastern Star Hall
2719 K Street
Sacramento
Built 1928
The Masonic Order had been the domain of males until the year 1850 when Dr. Rob Morris, a Master Mason living in Jackson, Mississippi, set about to devise a ritual for the adoption of females into Masonry. From this originated the Order of the Eastern Star.
The Sacramento Order of the Eastern Star was established in 1879. From 1923 to 1928 five OES chapters in Sacramento planned and raised funds for the Temple which was dedicated on October 16, 1928.
Eastern Star Hall is a polychrome brick and terra cotta building, Romanesque Revival in style with Moorish or Byzantine elements. It is located on the edge of downtown Sacramento in a mixed residential and commercial neighborhood. Sutter's Fort State Historic Park is across the street.
Adapted from the NRHP nomination submitted in 1992.
Some Masonic Halls in California
Alameda, Benicia, Berkeley, Camptonville, Colfax, Columbia, Daly City, Downieville, Ferndale, Fort Bragg, Grass Valley, Greenville, Hornitos, Jamestown, Knights Ferry, Mendocino, Milton, Murphys, Nevada City, North Bloomfield, Orland, Sacramanto, Sacramanto (Eastern Star Hall), Saint Helena, San Francisco (1849), San Francisco (1911), Shasta State Historic Park, Sonoma, Suison City, Susanville, Tehama, Vallejo, Westwood, Wheatland, Willows, Woodbridge
Other Masonic Halls in The American West
Ashland, Oregon; Austin, Nevada; Genoa, Nevada; Gardnerville, Nevada